Estimating the relative contributions of mutation and recombination to clonal diversification: A comparison between Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 465-469

  Feil, Edward J ^a   Enright, Mark C ^a   Spratt, Brian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neisseria meningitidis; Recombination; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033865030     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00168-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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